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POLITICS

Ranjit Sinha and CBI !
What the opposition and the whistleblowers could not do, present CBI Director Ranjit Sinha has done it by establishing the credibility and showing the authority of the agency. When he became CBI Director, there was a general belief that he would prove to be a weak and yesman. And today the UPA Government has to think of giving an autonomy to the investigating agency. However, Sinhaji must know that the birth of a new child and of a new order is accompanied with much suffering.

BUREAUCRACY

S K Sharma is new CAG
Finally Sindhushree Khullar has lost to Shashi Kant Sharma for the post of CAG. The 1976 batch IAS officer Sharma is presently Secretary, Defence.
(We said this on February 27 and on May14, 2013)

Will there be Dark Horse as Secretary, Defence ?
Infact, Secretary, Social Justice, Anil Goswami never figured in the race of Secretary, Home in the Government of India. Will the history of Home be repeated in Defence also? Who will be dark horse as Secretary, Defence? Guess the name from Rajasthan, UT and MP cadre IAS officers.
Infact, chances of Secretary, Defence Production, R K Mathur are rated high for the post.

A C Verma to succeed Nair ?
Special Director, CISF, A C Verma is likely to succeed P M Nair as DG of the NDRF. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Why BPRD doesn't have a full term DG since January 1, 2013 ?
Hectic lobbying and pulls and pressures, usually, are taken as the indicators of profile of a department or portfolio. Contrary to the very general pattern BPR&D is waiting for its full term DG since January 1, 2013. Whispers in the corridors of power, these days, make it a point that either officer are not keen on grabbing the top slot of BPR&D or the Government itself doesn't feel the exigency of regular appointing for the top slot. Presently Rajiv, DG CISF and a 1975 batch officer, has the additional charge of BPR&D. Does anybody have a clue of the delay?

Sudhir Mital is also Secretary, Chemicals & Petro-Chemicals
Sudhir Mital, Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals from May 15 to June 2, 2013. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

P K Jain joins as Director (Mareketing), MMTC Limited
P K Jain, CGM, PECIL, has taken over as Director (Marketing), MMTC Limited on May 15, 2013.
(We said this January 22, 2013)

Anoop Khinchi on inter-cadre deputation to Rajasthan
Inter-cadre deputation of Anoop Khinchi has been approved from Nagaland to Rajasthan cadre for a period three years. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Justice Kaul to CJ of Madhya Pradesh High Court ?
Again there seems to be a change. Senior-most Judge of the Delhi High Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul is likely to be new Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Sanghi is new Chief Secretary of Pondicherry
Cheten Bhushan Sanghi has taken over as new Chief Secretary of Pondicherry. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of UT cadre. He has served in different capacities in the Delhi Government.

(We said this on May 7, 2013)

Priyadarshi gets additional charge of MP
Joint Director, CBI in Mumbai, Hemant Priyadarshi has been given additional charge of JD, Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Kumar sets race for his successor?
B Kamal Kumar, the present DGP of Himachal Pradesh, is scheduled to retire in the month of June. Reportedly, a hectic lobbying has been going on to make it as the successor of Kumar. Kumar is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

May31 sets race for CMD, FCI
Dr Amar Singh, all set to retire on May 31, has set the race for CMD, Food Corporation of India(FCI), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. Whispers in the corridors of power make the buzz louder as who would be fortunate officer to hold the gravity of FCI at the onset of much awaited and ambitious Food Security Bill. Amar Singh, a 1981 batch IAS officer of MP cadre, had taken over the baton from Siraj Hussain.

Jha is now Joint Director in CBI
Sunil Kumar Jha has been promoted to the rank of Joint Director in the CBI. Bihar cadre 1993 batch IPS officer Jha would continue till March 25, 2015.

Garg is now Joint Director in CBI
Anurag Garg has been promoted to the rank of Joint Director in the CBI. Himachal Pradesh cadre 1993 batch IPS officer Garg would continue till December 18, 2016.

Tewari is now Joint Director in CBI
Ashok Tewari has been promoted to the rank of Joint Director in the CBI. Himachal Pradesh cadre 1993 batch IPS officer Tewai would continue till December 23, 2014.

Ms Mandol posted as PD Audit, SER, Kolkata
Ms Puja S Mandol, on return from leave, has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Audit, South Eastern Railway, Kolkata. She is a 1995 batch IA&AS officer.

Rajiv Rai is new Secretary, PESB
Rajiv Rai has been appointed Secretary, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), He is a 1998 batch CSS officer.
(We said this on April 26, 2013)

K M Prasad joins as MD, KAPL
K M Prasad, GM, KAPL, has taken over as Managing Director, Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (KAPL), Bangalore.
(We said this on July 31, 2012)

4 IPS Probationers allocated Jharkhand cadre
As many as four Probationers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of 2011 batch have been allocated Jharkhand cadre. They are: Kishor Kaushal, Akhilesh B Variar, Anjani Kumar Jha and Mohammad Arshi.

Jog empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Bharat Kumar Jog has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch Indian Telecommunication Service officer.

Sabharwal likely to join central deputation
Rajeev Sabharwal is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

PESB invites applications for MD, HMT Watches Ltd
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of MD, HMT Watches Ltd falling vacant on September 29, 2013. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before June 7, 2013.

BRCL Director (Fin), Chandan Choudhuri to retire in August
Chandan Choudhuri, Director (Finance), Bridge & Roof Co Limited (BRCL) is retiring in August, 2013. Saugata Mitra, GM, BRCL, is expected to succeed him in September, 2013.

Sapra to move to Cairo
Second Secretary in Indian High Commission, Cairo, Satya Prakash Sapra has been moved as Second Secretary in Cairo.

MP cadre IAS officer chosen for United Nations' Award
Mrs Kanchan Jain has been chosen for Public Service award to be conferred by United Nations for strengthening Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in order to empower women during her tenure as Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Women Finance and Development Corporation in 2002. The Award will be given away to her at Manama capital of Bahrain on June 27, 2013. Mrs Jain, who is presently Principal Secretary, Cottage & Rural Industries, is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

26 IRS-Custom officers transferred
As many as 26 officers of Indian Revenue Service working in the grade of Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Ambika S Kaur, on return from deputation, has been posted to Chandigarh CX while A K Goswami and Baswaraj Nalegave shifted to Mysore CX and Bharat Asarsa was transferred to NACEN, Bangalore. Similarly, Binoy Kumar has been shifted to Meerut CX; Cletus A to Kolkata CX; H R Bheema Shankar to Mysore CX; Kavita Bhatanagar to Bangalore CX; Lal Singh Bist to CBN Gwalior; M G Thamizhvalavan to Kolkata CX; Mihir Ranjan to DG Vigilance Delhi PQ; Minu Pramod to Coimbatore CX; Nagesh Pathak to DGCEI Indore; Neeraj Kansal to Delhi CX; Pradeep K Suman to Bangalore Custom; Pradeep Saxen to CBN Neemuch; Satendra Mathura to DGCEI, Ahmedabad; S Ravi Selvan to NACEN Chennai; S K Singh to Coimbatore CX; S Thirunavukk Arasu to Trich Cus (P); Sanjay Mangal to Delhi CX; Shaik Khader Rahman to Vizag CX; Suman Bala to Kolkata CX; S Anantha Krishnan to Mumbai Cus II; V N Thete to Pune CX and Vinay Kumar Singh has been shifted to DGHRD, Delhi.

20 IRS-Custom officers locally shifted
As many as 20 officers of Indian Revenue Service working in the grade of Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have locally been shifted. Accordingly, Amita Singh has been shifted to Delhi Cus (P) while Avinash Pushkarna was transferred to Delhi CX and B A V Srinivas Rao is being moved to Chennai Cus. Similarly, Venkat Reddy has been shifted to DG, System Chennai; Devendra V Nagvenkar to CCAR Mumbai; H R Garg to DGRI Mumbai; Huten Mingam Anal to DG Safegaurd Delhi; Istikhar Baig to Deli CX; M Mathew Jolly to Mumbai CX; Mahender Pal to DGICCE Mumbai; Manish Chandra to DGRI Kolkata; Mohd Ali to DGICCE Delhi; Prashant Kumar Sinha to Mumbai CX; R Sriram to Bangalore CX; Ram Pratap to DGICCE Delhi; Sanjay Srinet to Jaipur CX; Shahla Khan to Delhi Cus (P); Shobhit Jain to Delhi Cus; Umes Kumar Goel to CCAR Delhi and Upender Gupta has been shifted to DGEP Delhi.

Sudhakar is CPMG AP
BV Sudhakar has taken over as new Chief Post Master General(CPMG) of Andhra Pradesh. He is 1981 batch Indian Postal Service officer.

Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma is Governor of Arunachal (UPDATED)
Lt. General (Retd.), Nirbhay Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, has been appointed as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.

Announcement of EDs in BHEL still awaited (UPDATED)
Brainstorming sessions are going on among the BHEL top bosses over selection of Executive Directors. Interviews for six posts of Executive Director, falling vacant in near future, in different units of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), were heldon Monday and Wednesday and the outcome was expected by Wednesday night. As many as 97 General Managers are reported to have appeared for the same.

President to clear appointment of Sharma today ? (UPDATED)
President Pranab Mukherjee is expected to clear the appointment file of S K Sharma as CAG either this evening or tomorrow morning.

Dr Nachiket Madhusudan nominated as Director & Member on RBI's board (UPDATED)
Dr Nachiket Madhusudan has been nominated as Director of Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India as well as Member, Eastern Area Local Board of Reserve Bank of India.

Niraj Srivastava is new Ambassador to Denmark (UPDATED)
Niraj Srivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Denmark. He is 1983 batch IFS officer.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Delhi (UPDATED)
A number of officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Delhi. Accordingly, P Kamaraj (1987) has been promoted as a Special Commissioner and posted to Vigilance Wing while Taj Hasan (1987) will now be looking Traffic Wing and Sanjay Baniwal (1989) is Joint Commissioner, Recruitment to South-Eastern Range. Similarly, Mukesh Kumar Meena (1989), has been transferred shifted to General Administration; SK Gautam (1989) as Joint Commissioner, Security on return from central deputation; AK Singh (1999) as Additional Commissioner in Traffic (HQ) after promotion; N Dilip Kumar (1987) as Special Commissioner, Provisions and Logistics after promotion; Virender Singh (1991) as Joint Commissioner of Northern Range; AK Singh (1999) as Additional Commissioner in Traffic (HQ) after promotion; Tajender Singh Luthra (1990) shifted to Central Range and Dependra Pathak has been transferred to Head Quarters.

Sarvepalli Srinivas joins as MD, NHDC (UPDATED)
Sarvepalli Srinivas, Exim Bank, has taken over as Managing Director, National Handloom Development Corporation Limited (NHDC).
(We said this on October 4, 2012)

Shaleen Kabra is also Secretary, Health, Medical Education in J&K (UPDATED)
Shaleen Kabra has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Administrative Secretary, Health and Medical Education. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

Four GMs promoted as EDs in BHEL (UPDATED)
As many as four General Managers, of a total of 97 who had appeared for interviews, have been promoted as Executive Directors. They are Arun Singhal - ED / PSWR, Dr S Sekar - ED / Corp R&D, SVS Narayana - ED / CFFP and Rajeev Srivastava - ED / PS-SSBG.

Choubey to be Addl Secretary, Petroleum (UPDATED)
Rajiv Nayan Choubey is being tipped to be new Additional Secretary, Petroleum in Government of India. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
(We said this on March 20, 2013)

Thakral to be Addl Secretary, Steel (UPDATED)
Vinod Kumar Thakral is being appointed as Additional Secretary, Steel in the Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

CORPORATE

Sridhar appointed Whole-time Director, Pfizer Ltd
Pfizer Limited has appointed S Sridhar as a Whole-time Director of the company.

Chacko appointed CFO, Network18 Group
Network18 Group has appointed Ajay Chacko as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Naythatil resigns as Director, Aanjaneya Lifecare Ltd
Paul Chakkapan Naythatil has resigned as Director of Aanjaneya Lifecare Ltd.

Nandra appointed Independent Director, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd
Edelweiss Financial Services Limited has appointed Navtej S Nandra as an Independent Director of the company.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of ABB Ltd
Francis Duggan and Arun Kanti Dasgupta have resigned as Directors of ABB Ltd.

Vasudha resigns as Company Secretary of Krebs Biochemicals Ltd
Ms A Naga Vasudha has resigned as Company Secretary of Krebs Biochemicals Ltd.

Three addl. Directors appointed on Board of Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals Limited has appointed Govind Deo , Bharat Sinh, Dr Ishpal SIngh Ghai as additional Directors of the company.

Prasad appointed Company Secretary of Goldstone Infratech Ltd
Goldstone Infratech Limited has appointed Paritala Hanuman Prasad as a Company Secretary of the company.

Bhattacharya resigns as Non Exec. Director, Varun Shipping Company Ltd
A K Bhattacharya has resigned as Non Executive Independent Director of Varun Shipping Company Ltd for personal reasons.

Jain appointed Addl. Director, Vardhman Polytex Ltd
Vardhman Polytex Limited has appointed Amit Jain as an Additional Director of the company.

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Double standards by critics in seeing through Caste & Reservation Policy
Bishan Sharma, A Dalit is not a Dalit because he has availed reservation facility but because he is born in a particular caste. Even if he does not avail reservation facility, society is not going to call him a Brahmin. It won't have any effect on his caste. You have yourself given such examples. You are not Sharma because you qualified certain exams in SSC or UPSC but merely because of your birth in that caste. You will remain a Sharma irrespective of your rank, lowest or highest level of education or job-related achievements. The Caste is ugly reality of ours, you don't change your caste, or it does not disappear automatically even if you attain highest professional achievement. I agree with you in a democratic country like ours, there should be no difference between humans such as Brahmins or Dalits... All should be banned to use caste. One should be known by his ability and worth and strictly not by birth. When you ban caste and make it a criminal punishable offence legally and people stop feeling pride in being Sharma or Dalit, the caste-related reservation policy would automatically vanish. Then, there is no need for reservation policy because the sole motto of reservation policy is to abolish caste system. The shrewd negative examples against the reservation policy and keeping mum on total annihilation of caste by readers only reveal cunningly irresponsible and insincere approach. It would be fairer for readers like you and me to come out openly on complete annihilation of caste particularly when we know that primarily Caste is the mother of reservations and the main culprit for all degradation and differences in society is the Caste and not the policy. Why double standards? On the one hand people comment on doing away with reservation policy for SC/ST and then the same people, on the other hand, don't want to abolish caste system by showing complete ignorance. Why so much of hidden affection for a social evil and so open critical views for social upliftment policy?

R K Singh

Unfettered Reservation for ages
On the subject "Unfettered Reservation for ages", one would like to know how and in what sense was there reservation for jobs for the so called "upper castes" in India for at least the last thousand years when at least for three hundred years India was ruled by the British and prior to that, for seven hundred years, there was Muslim rule in India. The truth is, reservations have created an elite which wants to perpetuate benefits for itself for ever and that is why it is creating myths! But these Vibhishans are actually destroying the youth from their own communities by hogging reservations meant for the
downtrodden.

Vijay Kumar

Now a way of life !
Whisper says some IRS officers are senior to Board Members. This is now a way of life. However administration can assuage their feeling by posting these Chief Commissioners as no1 in important revenue centres like metros, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune etc. as per seniority.

Mohan

Will CBDT issue circular ?
Will CBDT issue circular for increasing limit of tax exempt income from 5000/ to 10000/ for ITR-1 (SAHAJ) applicability. This will ease out many problems and show Income Tax deptt. is working for simpler tax laws. There is no rationale to put so low limit for tax exempt income limit to 5ooo/. Even interest from saving bank account upto 10000/ is tax exempt then why for filing ITR-1 (SAHAJ) tax exempt income limit is 5000/. CBDT should remove such unnecessary things and work for better and efficient system.

N Prakash

Cadre Restructuring of CSS -
It is hard to understand why DoPT is biased and encouraging disparity by constituting a Committee for Restructuring of CSS and not for CSSS when Cabinet has approved merger of CSS and CSSS. Also, is there any point to pay someone salary of a Director/DS and take the work of a PA/PS. When will DoPT think of institutional and national interest. It is also surprising to note why DOPT is ignoring the Cabinet approval of amalgamation of the Secretariat and stenographers cadres, which will ensure parity and bring about better output from lower level functionaries. Why the higher level babus in DoPT are turning a blind eye to these blatant acts, which lead to prospering of the CSS and depriving CSSS, and eventually harming both, as also the institution i.e. GOI. I don't know when India will be free from these biases in its true sense.

Raj

Absolutely correct
Na Awaz Na Sharif , it is absolutely correct.

Ravinder Kumar